Sarah Burgess

Sarah Burgess (born July 14, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter who was a contestant on the sixth season of the television series American Idol (cut in Hollywood week). She signed with indie label, PME Records in 2007, and released her album One in 2008 to stores in the US. In 2009, her album was released in Japan stores. In July 2009, Burgess announced she had parted ways with PME Records. Burgess went on a tour in Switzerland in September 2009. As of 2018, Burgess appears to have retired from music. American Idol Burgess auditioned for American Idol in New York City on Season 6 of American Idol in 2007, and got through to Hollywood week auditioning with the song "Call Me" by Blondie. During Burgess' audition she told the judges that she had skipped school and auditioned without her parents knowledge, when she got through to Hollywood, she called her father and told him everything. She also said her father did not want her to audition for American Idol, or even have a career in the music business. Burgess had a strong fanbase since her audition, but during Hollywood Week the judges cut her, and she did not make the voting rounds. She was signed shortly after by an Indie label PME Records and has since released a Billboard Top 40 hit single "Dangerouz" which was released and charted in 2008.